The economy may be showing signs of recovery, but you always want to be on the look out when it comes to your job.  If your job is in danger, and you don’t know it, you may want to be prepared, especially if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, and you’re trying to pay off debts.

With the national unemployment rate being so high, you may want to look for these warning signs when it comes to your career, and job at your current location.

Layoffs are already happening – Whether you work in a bigger office, or even a smaller one, if you see people disappearing left, and right, that’s not a good sign.  Most companies aren’t going to come out, and yell that they are going to layoff a lot of people, but rather try to do it as quiet as possible, so they don’t lower the companies morale.

Negative news with your company - If you work with a company that is public, you may want to keep your eyes peeled on the financials.  If your company is losing money, or the outlook doesn’t look too hot, you may be in trouble here as well.  When the profits aren’t meeting expectations, they may have to result in layoffs.

Your review isn’t the greatest - Many companies today have to review their employees to make sure that everything is going okay.  If you’re not getting the greatest reviews, you may find that down the road, they may want to replace you.

You’re all over the place – If you’re getting a new job description every other month, the company doesn’t know what to do with you.  If they feel you’re not living up to your job expectations, you can figure that you’re pretty much going to be laid off.

Feel out of place – If nobody is talking to you, and you’re left off in the dark, it may be a sign that you’re a bad worker, and no one wants anything to do with you.  You’ll want to make sure that you come forward, and see why no one wants to deal with you anymore.  You’ll have nothing to lose here.

How do you feel you’re working? Closely evaluate your work efforts.  How hard do you think you’re working?  You’ll want to honestly compare yourself to the others around you.  If you feel you’re not doing a good enough job it may be time to up your work efforts.

Is there a merger? A merger can be a big sign of massive layoffs ahead.  Generally, when there is a merger, you’re going to find that the new guy is going to want to lay off some people that aren’t necessary.

These are just a handful of red flags that you should look out for when your job may be in danger.